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    #2372
    Suucee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,816 ✭✭✭Suucee


    Love Luke. Its on my list .
    Not too keen on Henry


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    #2373
    Merkin
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    I think spelling it "Cate" would ultimately make things difficult for the child as she'd spend the time correcting people!


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    #2374
    Suucee
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    I agree with Merkin re Cate. I think most people would just assume its spelt Kate


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    #2375
    Emmadilema123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 886 ✭✭✭Emmadilema123


    pwurple wrote: »
    What do people think of Cate vs Kate? I've liked Kate for a while, but I know LOADS of them. My mum suggested Cate, but I'm thinking it's a bit celeb-following, with Cate Blanchette being the only time I've seen it used.

    I don't know if your Irish or not but if so would you consider Cait? It was on my list for my baba but I went with Aifric. I think Cait is a lovely alternative . my granny and sister are both Kate. We all call my sister Katie though


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    #2376
    pwurple
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    Emmadilema123 wrote: »
    I don't know if your Irish or not but if so would you consider Cait? It was on my list for my baba but I went with Aifric. I think Cait is a lovely alternative . my granny and sister are both Kate. We all call my sister Katie though

    I do like Cait, but it wouldn't fit in the rest of the family. No other irish names amoungst us.

    Maybe the long version .... Catherine.

    I dunno.


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    #2377
    January
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    Cait is pronounced different to Kate though, no?


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    #2378
    Lucuma
    Registered Users Posts: 1,356 ✭✭✭Lucuma


    January wrote: »
    Cait is pronounced different to Kate though, no?

    Yeah it's pronounced Cawt or Cawtch

    There are often families with just one with an irish name like Aoife or Siobhán or Sean and the rest english names though?


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    #2379
    Lucuma
    Registered Users Posts: 1,356 ✭✭✭Lucuma


    pwurple wrote: »
    I do like Cait, but it wouldn't fit in the rest of the family. No other irish names amoungst us.

    Maybe the long version .... Catherine.

    I dunno.

    Or how about Cathy?


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    #2380
    January
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    Lucuma wrote: »
    Yeah it's pronounced Cawt or Cawtch

    There are often families with just one with an irish name like Aoife or Siobhán or Sean and the rest english names though?

    I have a Saoirse and the rest are English names.


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    #2381
    Emmadilema123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 886 ✭✭✭Emmadilema123


    January wrote: »
    Cait is pronounced different to Kate though, no?

    Yeah it's Irish for Kate though so nice alternative.


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    #2382
    Rosy Posy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Rosy Posy


    Re: Cate/Kate/Catherine, when we were naming our first I read in one of those naming books that it's better not to name a child by a diminutive but to use the full name, that way they can still be called by the name that you choose, but will have the choice of the full name when they're older. Make of that what you will. We went with the full name but always call him by the diminutive at home. In school they tend to use the full version so lots of his friends call him by that. He's pretty happy being either. We have a similar situation with our other son who gets called by his initials. He knows, responds to and refers to himself by both names interchangeably. You'd think it'd be confusing but apparently not.

    We have a neighbour who's name us Kaydee as a full name alternative to Katie.


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    #2383
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,953 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    I love Kate and Katie:)
    I don't like the sound of Cáit and don't like the look of Cate.


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    #2384
    wolfpawnat
    Registered Users Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    My sister is due a baby is July, Kate is her girls name. I like it TBH.


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    #2385
    Synyster Shadow
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    Moonbeam wrote: »
    I love Kate and Katie:)
    I don't like the sound of Cáit and don't like the look of Cate.

    Everyone calls my mother Cait and her names Kathleen
    Think that puts me off it a bit


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    #2386
    Chattastrophe!
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    All the "oul wans" who stop to goo and gaa over my baby seem to very much approve of the name William Arthur!

    They tell me it's a lovely, classic, traditional name.

    I don't really care, he's my little William. :) No matter who likes it or who doesn't, it's who he is. :)


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    #2387
    wolfpawnat
    Registered Users Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    Just watching an episode of Criminal Minds now and the girl in it is named Cate. I always assumed Cate was a pet name for Catelynn. Stands well by itself too. Would be annoying to correct the spelling of perhaps, but she could always just said "It's Cate with a C" Easily done. I always just say "It's Natalie with no H" faster that way.


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    #2388
    NewMrs2b
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    Im not pregnant or even trying but love reading this. When pregnant I had Gloria & Harriet for a girl(very old school!) Oh wanted Amy or Beth then a family member suggested Hannah I wasnt sold we had Noah Oscar or James for a boy but when she came along oh told mid wife & family members(who magically were on my ward after the delivery) that it was Hannah he loved it even up until delivery I was undecided and the girl Ziggy who delivered her almost became the baby namesake in my head! But love her name think if I have another I will keep the biblical (her middle name is very biblical!) Theme going.


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    #2389
    Sligo1
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    wolfpawnat wrote: »
    Just watching an episode of Criminal Minds now and the girl in it is named Cate. I always assumed Cate was a pet name for Catelynn. Stands well by itself too. Would be annoying to correct the spelling of perhaps, but she could always just said "It's Cate with a C" Easily done. I always just say "It's Natalie with no H" faster that way.

    Do you actually have to say no H? That's mad... I thought the majority of people spell it your way. I always always have to say with the H. Lol. It doesn't bother me at all correcting people tho.


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    #2390
    wolfpawnat
    Registered Users Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    Sligo1 wrote: »
    Do you actually have to say no H? That's mad... I thought the majority of people spell it your way. I always always have to say with the H. Lol. It doesn't bother me at all correcting people tho.

    I let it go in Starbucks, though for some reason, they always seem to think I am saying Ashleigh:confused::confused::confused: but for banking and medical stuff, I say it to save time, some ask, others don't.


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    #2391
    pwurple
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    Thanks guys, I agree having to say "cate with a c" for the rest of her life might drive her nuts. I like the idea of using the long form catherine for the birth cert, and calling her kate, katie, cathy, cat, catherine, cait, or cate as we/she feels like. It's on the list. :D


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    #2392
    Sligo1
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    Yes!!!why on earth does it get mixed up as Ashleigh or Aisling!! Sounds nothing like it. I get Leslie a lot aswell!!! Can't understand it...


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    #2393
    wolfpawnat
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    Sligo1 wrote: »
    Yes!!!why on earth does it get mixed up as Ashleigh or Aisling!! Sounds nothing like it. I get Leslie a lot aswell!!! Can't understand it...

    Oh thank god, it's not just me, I thought I was slurring my speech or something. I even got called Lexie one day! I love it, but I was looking around as I was the only order, and it was what I asked for, but the name was beyond wrong!


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    #2394
    Sligo1
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    wolfpawnat wrote: »
    Oh thank god, it's not just me, I thought I was slurring my speech or something. I even got called Lexie one day! I love it, but I was looking around as I was the only order, and it was what I asked for, but the name was beyond wrong!

    Lol... I thought it was the way I was pronouncing it aswell... Lol... Good to know its everybody else that's wrong! Lol


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    #2395
    ElleEm
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    wolfpawnat wrote: »
    Would be annoying to correct the spelling of perhaps, but she could always just said "It's Cate with a C" Easily done. I always just say "It's Natalie with no H" faster that way.

    It can get quite annoying though. My surname has a slightly different spelling than usual, like Murphy with an f instead of a ph. It is so repetitive that my friends and boyfriend will often refer to me as "Elle Murfy with an f". Until you have a name that you have to constantly correct people on, you don't realise how annoying it is.


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    #2396
    Synyster Shadow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,773 ✭✭✭Synyster Shadow


    After I got married I realised they annoyance of having to correct my name. Its warren and everyone comes out with Moran so I'm never found on systems until they ask me to spell it then its oh sorry thought you said moran.. was OK for awhile but 2 years on grrrrrr


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    #2397
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,953 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    My married surname is a name everyone in Ireland knows but not as a surname and I constantly have to repeat it,the kids have the irish version of it which is also the translation for about 10 other names.

    I still have no boys names!! luckily we are pretty certain it is a girl though.

    I like Aisling and Alannah they were the girls names chosen for the last if he was a girl!


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    #2398
    wolfpawnat
    Registered Users Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    My married surname is a name everyone in Ireland knows but not as a surname and I constantly have to repeat it,the kids have the irish version of it which is also the translation for about 10 other names.

    I still have no boys names!! luckily we are pretty certain it is a girl though.

    I like Aisling and Alannah they were the girls names chosen for the last if he was a girl!

    Saoirse was nearly Aisling. Aidan was going to be if he was a girl.


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    #2399
    January
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    I think if this little one was a girl we'd still be stuck on Clara... while I like it, I'm not in love with it...


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    #2400
    Chattastrophe!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,284 ✭✭✭Chattastrophe!


    Oh Clara is absolutely the most beautiful name, I just love it!


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    #2401
    Jerrica
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    pwurple wrote: »
    Thanks guys, I agree having to say "cate with a c" for the rest of her life might drive her nuts. I like the idea of using the long form catherine for the birth cert, and calling her kate, katie, cathy, cat, catherine, cait, or cate as we/she feels like. It's on the list. :D

    My surname is relatively common when spelt with a 'y' at the end, but we're the only family in the country that spell it with an 'ie'. My whole life I've had to point it out but it's never been a bother, if anything I quite like having a name that's a bit different :)


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